Definition of Polemarch. Meaning of Polemarch. Synonyms of Polemarch

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Definition of Polemarch

Polemarch
Polemarch Pol"e*march, n. [Gr. ?; ? war + ? leader, from ? to be first.] (Gr. Antiq.) In Athens, originally, the military commanderin-chief; but, afterward, a civil magistrate who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners. In other Grecian cities, a high military and civil officer.

Meaning of Polemarch from wikipedia

- A polemarch (/ˈpɒləˌmɑːrk/, from Ancient Gr****: πολέμαρχος, polemarchos) was a senior military title in various ancient Gr**** city states (poleis). The...
- Athenian polemarch at the Battle of Marathon, which took place during 490 BC. According to Herodotus he was from the Attic deme of Aphidna. As polemarch, Callimachus...
- president of the national fraternity is known as the Grand Polemarch, who ****igns a Province Polemarch for each of the twelve provinces (regions) of the nation...
- Polemarch (1918 – after 1937) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed considerable promise as a two-year-old in 1920 when he won the...
- three office holders being known as archon eponymos (ἄρχων ἐπώνυμος), the polemarch (πολέμαρχος), and the archon basileus (ἄρχων βασιλεύς). According to Aristotle's...
- (ruler of Athens, the highest political office in the city-state), the polemarch (πολέμαρχος, "war ruler", the commander-in-chief of the Athenian military)...
- command of solar system defense. The Strategos, along with the positions of Polemarch (responsible for the International Fleet of space warships), and the Hegemon...
- take 600 goats to this temple, where they would all be sacrificed by the polemarch in honor of the victory at the Battle of Marathon. This rite derived from...
- of Pelopidas mentions Gorgidas for the first time when the pro-Spartan polemarch Leontidas took over with a Spartan army and forced the pro-Athens aristocrats...
- the Polemarch in the Epilyceum. The latter building was formerly called the Polemarcheum, but after Epilycus, during his term of office as Polemarch, had...